Hartlight
The Triumph of Metal

Tracklist

• 1. The Triumph of Metal (06:19)
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  The voice of ancient stones echoes
  In the burning flame of the present,
  Thousands of stars are dancing in the crucible,
  They are born and die in a second
  
  I left my skin of sorrow
  To the sea of salt,
  Truth strikes below
  And reigns from above
  
  Now feel the fight
  The heart thrives
  The one true self
  From the sky descends
  Pierce yourself
  With the light,
  You are the grail,
  The triumph of metal
  
  Obey your ideal of Great Love
  Choose the struggle over stagnant rest
  Be the soldier, the soldier of your desires
  Be the lover despising his own dead
  
  Take the staff of wisdom,
  Wear the heavy crown,
  The loneliness is profound
  But you'll light up many a dawn
  
  Now feel the fight
  The heart thrives
  The one true self
  From the sky descends
  Pierce yourself
  With the light,
  You are the grail,
  The triumph of metal
  
  To the chalice of countless horrors,
  You will not close your senses,
  Man is a bridge to be crossed over,
  Become the one giving roses
• 2. Polymorphia (06:10)
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  I beheld the world
  Through a narrow slit
  From a dusty floor
  That overlooks the scene
  
  I was the misshapen ghost,
  Whom history shuns,
  Confined to the shadows,
  Hidden from the bright suns
  
  But the white star in the prima materia took shape,
  In the canvas of the cosmos, a divine drape for the lonely souls
  
  Polymorphia
  Borrows from the almighty nature
  Its original enigma,
  Its magical structure
  
  Polymorphia
  In the laboratory
  Feel the magma
  That brings forth the majesty
  
  The gales swept over the rafters,
  The ruins bestowed the sky,
  Letting the sunrays enter
  Making matter volatile
  
  The darkness became a friend,
  For it no longer bit nor gnawed,
  The hurting wolf was tamed,
  Glorious beneath the moon's laud
  
  Archetypes of ancient scenes,
  Emerging from my empathy,
  I understand in you the mysteries,
  That write the pages of myth
• 3. The Scale of Rebis (05:41)
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  The funeral carriage
  Has stopped by the altar's side,
  You drank your own fears,
  And raised the cup with pride
  
  The rays of the sun
  Translucent and vibrant
  Are filling your grail
  Now a new gushing well
  
  For the chaos of the moonmaker,
  I praise the heavenly mother,
  For the golden sphere of order
  I praise the earthly father
  
  ‘Cause the scales of Rebis
  Order the balance
  Of the force of the King
  Guided by the Queen's Hand
  ‘Cause the scales of Rebis
  Order the balance of it all
  Formless monsters
  Invading, the spirits are
  Turning into nothingness
  By the scales of the Rebis
  
  Support your gaze,
  To the insouciant Chronos,
  Who makes our dreams race
  Faster than the clock
  
  Borrow from innocence,
  Its disarming peace,
  It will conquer death,
  With the pace of bliss
  
  Between order and chaos
  You have freed the pathos
  that has chained you, restless,
  To the frozen necropolis
  
  ‘Cause the scales of Rebis
  Order the balance
  Of the force of the Queen
  Guided by the King's Hand
  ‘Cause the scales of Rebis
  Order the balance of it all
  Formless monsters
  Invading, the spirits are
  Turning into nothingness
  By the scales of the Rebis
  
  The scales of Rebis
  Order the balance
• 4. Midnight (06:19)
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  Midnight is ringing
  My insight is blind
  Tomorrow’s afraid
  To unveil its light
  
  Dragons are growling above the warm lamp,
  I grab my blade, floating in my brain,
  My breath is fleeting at the seeker’s shrine
  The scythe of death threatening my spine
  
  Oh no escape, find a way, pierce it now, the fear of the dark
  Divine mark, fire bite, just a fight, in the pale moonlight
  
  The flickering halo’s devoured by gargoyles
  Scattered shadows prowl the cathedral
  
  The constant smoke escapes from the chimney
  The handwritten bird language pages are inked
  I seek to lift the veil of mysteries
  For my mind deeper than the old sea
  
  Oh no escape, find a way, pierce it now, the fear of the dark
  Divine mark, fire bite, just a fight !
  Oh ! No escape to make my way, face it now, in the dead of night
  No more cries, No more lies, no more doubts, to leave behind
  
  Rite after rite the unknown will rise
  Cradle of truth, the demise of time
  Fathomless cosmos will be my guide
  I seek the red stone for a new life
  Until it’s right for slags to die
  
  My steps were guided by a single oath
  To choose the path leading to the unknown
  I transcended my flesh and my own grave
  It’s time to slay the nightmare
  
  Oh no escape, find a way, pierce it now, The fear of the dark
  Divine mark, fire bite, just a fight !
  Oh no escape, find a way, fight it now, in the red star light
  No more cries, No more lies, no more doubts, to pass the gate of midnight
• 5. The City of Tears (08:28)
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  Bluish droplets collide
  They faint and intertwine
  On the iron stained glass
  Waving in the half-light
  
  Delicate spinal columns
  Witness to fleeting beauty
  Skeletons tending to heaven
  Bears the cathedral city
  
  The storm's retreating roar
  Clashes with the thunder's roll
  
  Castle built on a black cliff
  Hidden by the evergreens
  The slow rustle of the wind
  Cradles the city of tears
  
  Soothing the lonely shadows
  Pounding the murky arches
  The symphony of echoes
  Is sheltering the city of tears
  
  Roaming in my pale mantle
  I am the ghost and the guest
  Under the bridge and my feet
  Pass my fondest memories
  
  I dried my alabaster
  Eyes to fix in history
  The heroes of the hours
  That shaped my destiny
  
  Raindrops cascade down the hill,
  A grey river shedding its fill
  
  No more grist for the mill
  No more salt for my grief
  I face the icy fears
  As they fade in the breeze
  
  I lie down on the warm sheet
  I close my heavy eyelids
  And I dream without barriers
  A crease appears on my cheeks
• 6. Mind's Arboretum (06:10)
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  Black pigments of the pen
  Write on the old parchment
  Vibrant dots on the stave,
  From the spheres they descend
  
  Belligerent mayhem
  Clashes and aligns,
  High vibrations blend,
  Tremendous power climbs
  
  With all wonders combined
  
  Beneath the skeletal lid
  The daring sapling branches
  They connect and interlace
  To new golden buds to raise
  
  The cerebral spider's web
  Weaves a constellation bright,
  In a dusty cellar's ebb,
  It purifies the stifling night
  
  Breathe, think, exhale, rethink, drop
  
  My perishable form,
  Empty and so fleeting,
  Is nourished by the warm
  Light that keeps it beating
  
  The harmony of the spheres
  Bows down and conquers too
  My blood is pulsing and I breath
  In shades of crimson hue
  
  Drifting above the moon
  
  The great reality stream
  Lacks its true foundation
  And always strikes a deal
  With the imagination
  
  The white swan glides and sways
  On the belly of the pond
  The willow stretches its hair
  In the rippling reflection
  
  The note spreads out afar
  And before it’s last sequence
  It drowns within the blue space
  In the sheer sound of silence
• 7. As my Will to Power is Seen (04:19)
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  The breeze lightens my hair
  As I leave the dense smoke
  I cast my dazzled gaze
  On the dale of plant gold
  
  Along the path I tread
  The scent of cedar spread
  And mingle in the air
  On those I've come to stare
  
  Piercing eyes and amber gleam,
  Driven by a pure Energy
  The trees are guardians to my inner peace
  Their thick roots deepen within
  As my will to power is seen
  
  When Great Disgust prevails,
  Gather from distant heights,
  The stars of the mountains
  that bears the icy wind
  
  A child creates, reclines
  In perfumed flowers wide
  With a lyre, enchants,
  Plays joy of the life's tide
  
  May this isle provide
  A haven for my mind
  From many travels' close
  I rest upon its shore
  
  Let my instinct conceive
  An airy Mercury
  Who flies above the peaks
  And dwells in caverns deep
• 8. A Song of Blood and Steel (11:33)
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  The sun cuts through the snowy lace of the lake
  The icy air bites her alabaster face
  Her focused breath blows across the steaming plain
  Metal plates surround the mantras on her waist
  
  Her wooden talisman still burns on her chest
  But Hachiman predicts a black butterfly
  The red pine misted behind her swift footsteps
  She will cut off the head of the strongest man
  
  Nature is one with me
  I am the glowing phoenix
  Rider with honed Tachi,
  Let the golden dawn bleed
  As my soul will be set free
  
  I gallop with the kamis
  My bow pierces the ranks
  The wind brings steel and dread
  And my heart hangs by a thread
  With metal I’ll triumph
  
  She soars like a heron beneath the mountain
  Her blade undulates with the flow of the water
  The mirror of the sky darkens with red grief
  The field of frost like the winter of her sword
  
  この混沌とした世界では、戦火の中で咲く花のように、悩みのない心だけが花を咲かせることができる。
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  In this chaotic world, only a heart without worries can bloom like a flower blooming in the midst of war..
  
  Dip your Naginata in the sacred river
  You’re the onna-bugeisha who fights with honour
  Prevent rust from tarnishing your pure dignity
  Clean your mouth and your hands with quiet honesty
  
  The salamander drinks the blood on the spilled reeds
  Recite the prayers for the rest of the departed
  
  Japanese part :
  
  もし今ここを離れても、
  この山の頂上まで
  すぐに戻ってくる
  待っていると言ってくれさえすれば。
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  If I leave here now.
  To the top of this mountain
  I'll be right back
  As long as you tell me you'll be waiting for me…
  
  The shore of Lake Biwa in flower
  Under the willow of the spirit
  The cries of a soul fade away
  The cries of Tomoe Gozen
Duration: 54:59